Allison Boyd Sims, MHS PA| Critical Care Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthrocentesis
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Fungal Infections
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hypoxia
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Fibrosis
- Lung Mass
- Muscle Disorders
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Sarcoid
- Respiratory Failure
- Shortness Of Breath
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Tuberculosis
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Cryoablation Of Liver Tumors
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Gene Therapy For Bladder Cancer
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Intraosseous Line Placement
- Laser Labiaplasty
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mycobacterial Infection Treatment
- Parotid Biopsy
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Sarcoid Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Tracheostomy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-POS
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UHC Passport
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-PPO
- POS OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open HMO Option
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- United Student Resources
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS
- Medicare Direct
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Sentara Health
- HighMark
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Graduate: George Washington University (2020)